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United States Canada Donald Trump
Canada will face a 35 percent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, President Donald Trump said Thursday in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. It was the latest of more than 20 such letters issued by Trump since Monday, as he continues to pursue his trade war threats against dozens of economies. Canada and the US are ...
This is Beirut 10/07 21:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine USA Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump United Nations Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US top diplomat Marco Rubio held "frank" talks on the Ukraine war during a meeting Thursday, both sides said, as Washington hit out at Moscow's lack of "flexibility". The US secretary of state said Lavrov shared new and "different" ideas on resolving the conflict and promised to present them to US ...
This is Beirut 10/07 21:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Ceasefire Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel was ready to negotiate a permanent ceasefire in Gaza during a 60-day truce but only if the Palestinian territory was demilitarized. Delegations from Israel and Hamas began indirect talks in Doha on Sunday to try to agree on a temporary halt in the war, which was sparked by the ...
This is Beirut 10/07 19:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Emmanuel Macron United Kingdom Palestine Israel Keir Starmer France
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged joint UK-France recognition of a Palestinian state, calling such moves "the only hope for peace" in the conflict-ridden region. Flanking UK leader Keir Starmer at a news conference as he wrapped up a three-day state visit to Britain, Macron said he wanted to "initiate this political dynamic" of ...
This is Beirut 10/07 18:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
European Union Israel United Nations Hamas Humanitarian aids Gaza
The EU on Thursday struck a deal with Israel to increase aid access to Gaza that should see more food trucks entering and the opening of additional crossing points, the bloc's top diplomat said. "Today, we reached an agreement with Israel to expand humanitarian access to Gaza," European Union foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas wrote on X. "This ...
This is Beirut 10/07 17:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hamas Palestine Donald Trump Gaza
Hamas on Thursday said it opposes any ceasefire deal that includes a large Israeli military presence in Gaza, after offering to release some hostages and as the civil defense reported scores of civilians killed across the Palestinian territory. The Islamist militant group said late Wednesday that it had agreed to release 10 people seized in its ...
This is Beirut 10/07 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United Nations Palestine USA Donald Trump International Criminal Court
The UN called on Washington Thursday to reverse its decision to sanction a UN expert who has repeatedly accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and has criticised US policy on the war there. United Nations rights chief Volker Turk also called for a halt to "attacks and threats" against people appointed by the UN and other ...
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Trained to locate endangered geometric tortoises, dogs like Delta help scientists collect vital data on this species native to the Western Cape – now threatened by urban expansion, climate change and poaching.
This is Beirut 10/07 15:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ten people were rescued after a ship was attacked in the Red Sea by the Houthis from Yemen, while three others were killed and twelve remain missing, according to the European mission Aspides. This attack, one of the deadliest carried out by the Yemeni group against the merchant navy, marks an escalation in this maritime zone essential for global ...
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Ukraine Donald Trump Marco Rubio Serguei Lavrov
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Thursday in Malaysia with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, with the war in Ukraine coming up on the sidelines of a diplomatic meeting of Southeast Asia dominated by Washington’s trade war. Mr. Rubio’s visit, his first in Asia since taking office, coincides with Donald Trump’s intensification of ...
This is Beirut 10/07 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A UK parliamentary committee on Thursday blamed Iran for at least 15 attempts to kill or kidnap British-based individuals since 2022, saying the threat from Iran had "significantly increased". London's response has been too focused on "crisis management", said parliament's intelligence and security committee, with ...
This is Beirut 10/07 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute
In recent years, demolitions in unrecognized Bedouin villages have surged, with over 8,500 buildings lost since 2023 alone. To fight back, tribes in Tirabin al-Sana and Abu Krinat are installing solar fields. These projects not only power schools and kindergartens but also allow the land to be officially registered — a key step in resisting ...